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=== Border conflict ===
{{Main|Border conflict}}Border conflicts are disputes between territories that occur at the borders separating said territories. They occur when one party constructs identities or interests related to the border which are incompatible with the other party's identities and interests.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Diez |first=Thomas |date=Summer 2006 |title=The European Union and Border Conflicts: The Transformative Power of Integration |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3877820 |journal=International Organization |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=563–593 |doi=10.1017/S0020818306060218 |doi-broken-date=7 December 2024 |jstor=3877820 |access-date=2024-11-24 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403072055/https://www.jstor.org/stable/3877820 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Border conflicts or the potential of such are the reason why many borders feature [[fortification]]s and zoning like [[no man's land]]s, [[demilitarized zone]]s, [[demarcation line]]s and [[buffer zone]]s. Examples of border conflicts include skirmishes and wars, such as the [[Korean War|38th Parallel]] (between North and South Korea), [[Western Sahara conflict]], and [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir region]] conflicts between India and Pakistan.

A border conflict can occur due to several reasons. Most commonly, [[territorial dispute]]s can result in border conflicts, as it is the case with the Kashmir conflict.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-06-02 |title=China and the Kashmir crisis |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2020788.stm |access-date=2024-11-24 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2009-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112015242/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2020788.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>